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Shimla January 2011 Issue # 37 Vol. IV

Monthly e-Stamp Bulletin Edited by Jeevan Jyoti for free circulation among philatelists

Readers are requested to send reports of philatelic activities in their area for publication. Short write ups bythe readers about their journals, societies, publications and philatelic requirements can be sent for inclusionin this bulletin [email protected]@gmail.com and by post to

Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti, c / o Mr. Ajay Srivastav, Director, Great Himalayan National Park, Shamshi, Distt.Kullu. PIN 175126. (H.P.) India
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Note- This bulletin is only for circulation among a limited group of philatelists without any commercialpurpose. The bulletin will be sent to the readers only on request. Those who wish to receive it regularlyplease reply giving the name of your city / country with the subject SUBSCRIBE RAINBOW

Happy New Year !!

Date of Issue 1 January 2011

This souvenir sheet to be issued by Taiwan Post, is printed in intaglio combined with offset. For thefirst time ever, the sheet is hot stamped with optical variable film to highlight the fireworks displaysand the play of light and shadow on the Ferris wheel.

Dear Reader,With this issue I wish you all a very Happy & Prosperous New Year. Now Rainbow Stamp Newsenters fourth year of publication. The most memorable and precious part of these three years wasinteraction with philatelists from different places who became regular email friends and helpedme to spread philatelic fraternity among collectors in India and abroad by their contribution in


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this newsletter. It has been my endeavor in the last three years to bring philatelic communitycloser and provide them regular updates from the world of stamps. I thank all my contributorsand Readers for their great contribution to Rainbow Stamp News. I am sure, I shall be able tocontinue this newsletter in future and provide you more news and articles on philately.The time for an International event is coming closer and philatelists are waiting for INDIPEX2011. We do hope that it will be a memorable event for Indian Philatelic Community. Recently a

National level Stamp exhibition SINE, concluded in Delhi, giving an opportunity to meetphilatelists of different states and it was attended by collectors and prominent philatelists fromdifferent parts of the country.A new trend has started of organizing the exhibitions by private clubs and philatelic societies at State & National levels. It is a big step to promote this hobby in our society. But it is a verydifficult task to organize a big show with limited finances without the support from Deptt. ofPosts. In every private exhibition there is always a big problem for the organizers to arrange theframes. The cost of repairing and constructing new frames is very high. This must be consideredby the organizers. So, instead of organizing a big exhibition, an exhibition for a particular classshould be organized with limited number of frames and it must be taken into consideration that

no exhibit is left un-displayed as the exhibits are the main part of the exhibition and the exhibitsshould be given top priority without any fail. If the exhibits are not displayed due to shortage of frames, it causes lot of disappointment and resentment among the participants. This is obviouson the part of participants as they want their exhibits to be displayed in the exhibition if they hadsent their entry. When the exhibits are judged without being displayed, the exhibitors are alwaysunsatisfied and disappointed as their exhibits do not get any recognition by fellow philatelists.Organizing private stamp exhibitions is praiseworthy but if the frames are reduced to limitednumber with the display of high class exhibits, it will definitely be a more successful exhibition.

This is all for this monthTill Next Issue.Happy Collecting !! A very Happy &Prosperous New Year!!

. Jeevan Jyoti

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Contents

Recent Indian Issues

In The NewsInterviewBeginners SectionSpecialized SectionSomething of interest, also for non-philatelistsNew Issues from Other CountriesReaders RightThe Lighter SidePhilatelic Clubs and Societies
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Blogs & Websites on PhilatelyPromotional SectionCurrent Philatelic Magazines NewslettersEditors Mail Box

Recent Indian Issues10 Nov KAP Vishwanathan Rs 514 Nov Childrens Day 4 stamps each of Rs 5 + MS15 Nov Laxmipat Singhania Rs 516 Nov Comptroller & Auditor general of India Rs 528 Nov C. Subramaniam Rs 51 Dec Kamlapat Singhania Rs 53 Dec Indian Musicians 3 Stamps of Rs 5 each6 Dec Sri Sri Borda11 Dec Prafulla Chandra Chaki Rs 515 Dec India Mexico Joint Issue Rs 5, Rs 20 + MS21 Dec Crafts Museum 2 stamps of Rs 5 each + MS

22 Dec Yashwant Rao Chavan & Bhausaheb Hiray two stamps of Rs 5 each23 Dec Bhai Jeevan Singh & Central Bank of India two stamps of Rs 5 each24 Dec National Council of India & Dr Triguna Se- se-tenant pair Rs 5 each

See detailed list of India Post Issue Programme 2010 at

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/philatelycalendar2010.htm

Special Cover Postmark17 November : Epilepsy Foundation Mumbai

20 November : 8th World Congress for Oral Implantology & AAID Global Conference, 2010 New Delhi

2 3 - 4 December : Rajpex 2010, Jaipur 3 special covers
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1 December : Donate Skin, Gift a Life ! Mumbai

12 December : Saint Shri Harvansh Singh Nirmal - Mumbai

New Picture PostcardsIndia Post, Central Region (TN) has issued a set of 3 picture postcards to commemorate millenniumcelebrations of the Brihadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur. Set of three cards is priced at Rs. 15 (Rs. 5 each).An advertisement for the forthcoming INDIPEX 2011 Exhibition with logo is also placed on all three cards.

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New Maxim CardsMr Vipan Kumar Thakur of Chandigarh and Boben J E of Trivandrum have prepared maxim cards onPigeon & Sparrow. View all cards by clicking following link :
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Private Stamp BookletsThree Private booklets released in Kerala

1. Stamp Booklet on Rathosav. Which includes Block of 4 stamp of Puri Rathyatra and 1 MS.

2. Stamp Booklet on Pigeon. Which includes block of 4 stamps of Pigeon.

3. Stamp Booklet on sparrow. Which includes block of 4 stamps of Sparrow.

In The NewsWorlds Smallest Christmas Card

Nanotechnologists at the University of Glasgow have produced what they believe to be the world's smallestChristmas card. The card has an image of a Christmas tree etched on a tiny piece of glass and measures200x290 micro-metres. Invisible to the naked eye, the card is so small that 8,276 of them could fit on anarea the size of a postage stamp. The point behind the creation of the card was to show how accurate
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nanotechnology is, according to the university's school of engineering.

Stamp on Cloth ( Khadi ) & Personalised Stamps to be launched by India Postduring INDIPEX

A unique stamp printed on cloth is all set to grace the collections of philatelists world wide. In a bid topopularise philately (study and collection of stamps and related items), India Post has decided to release a

stamp printed on Khadi. A first such stamp in the country, it will bear the image of Mahatma Gandhi."We will issue the special philately stamp on February 12, the inaugural day of week-long world philatelicexhibition Indipex 2011 that will be observed in India and Japan this year. President Pratibha Patil willinaugurate the stamp," Harpreet Singh, director, Indipex 2011, said. The stamp will be released at thenational museum amid thousands of eminent philatelists from different countries."The stamp, with thedenomination of R100, will be released on a single sheet and we are hoping that it would be in greatdemand," said an officer of department of post's philatelic bureau. This will be 2nd souvenir sheet issued byIndia Post. The fist was issued in 1997 depicting Mother Teresa in the denomination of Rs 45. The stampsissued in souvenir sheet are not issued in regular sheet of multiple stamps by India Post.

During Indipex, which will be organized jointly by India Post and Philatelic Congress of India, thedepartment will also issue unique personalized stamps called My Stamp'. "A personalized stamp is a

postage stamp where a picture or photograph can be added to the stamp," said Singh. Those interested canget their snaps clicked during the Indipex. These snaps would then be printed on stamps and can be usedalong with real stamps, Singh said.

He also inaugurated a letter writing and stamp designing competition on Sunday at India Gate premises,which saw participation of more than 3,000 schoolchildren. The winners of the stamp designing competition,the theme of which was save the tiger', will have their designs displayed at Indipex.Six best designs will beprinted as official government stamps and issued on the Children's Day, said India Post sources.

UK stamps could lose Queen's head

Buckingham Palace is to hold urgent talks with ministers over its fears that the Queen's head could vanishfrom British stamps following the Government's sale of the Royal Mail.

There is no stipulation in the Postal Services Bill, which privatises the service, that the image should beincluded on future stamps. The monarch's head has been on every stamp since the Penny Black of1840.The Bill could result in up to 80 percent of the Royal Mail owned by a foreign company. The leading


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bidders in the Royal Mail sell-off are expected to be Dutch and German operators. The British stamps arethe only ones in the world that do not carry the country's name - just the portrait of the sovereign.

The current standard stamps, drawn up in 1967 by Arnold Machin, are considered a design classic and adefining icon of Britain recognised around the world.

Half a rare German postage stamp fetches a fortune

Half a rare German postage stamp which dates back to 1872 has fetched some 261,000 euros ($347,500)at auction in the southern German town of Bietigheim-Bissingen. A spokeswoman for the auction housesaid a German collector paid the high price for the well-preserved half-stamp, which originates from thenorthern German town of Syke, because it was so rare.

"Stamps were in short supply in Syke between 1872 and 1874 so it was decided that they should be cut inhalf as a makeshift solution," she said. "But because this was only done for a short period, very few letters

actually bear these halved stamps."

Europa 2011 Year of ForestsThe Europa 2011 is declared as Year of Forests. The first Europa stamps of this year will beissued by Greenland on 17 January 2011.


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New Logo on Europa stamps 2011

On the 2011 Europa stamps a new logo will be seen. A small square and black & white element hasbeen added in front of the word Europa.

This new logo can already be seen on the 2010 Europa stamp issue of Switzerland. The Swiss post has thecopyright rights on the Europa logo. In 2011 this logo will be featured on each official Europa stamp issue.

The present Europa logo is in use since 1993. That year PostEurop took over from the CEPT the Europastamps issues.

Read moreabout Europa Stamps

Forthcoming Philatelic Exhibition

INDIPEX 2011

The world philatelic exhibition will be held in New Delhi from 12th to 18th Feb. 2011, to commemorate thecentenary of world's first airmail. It will be organized by INDIA POST in Collaboration with PCI and underPatronage of FIP and under auspices of FIAP (Federation Inter Asian Philately). The list of Indian Jurymembers is given below :
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Sunder Bahirwani - Secunderabad, A.P.

Ms. Damayanti Pittie - Mumbai

Mehta Dhirubhai - Mumbai

Mr. Dastur Vispi - Mumbai

Mr. Dilip Shah - Jabalpur

Mr. Ajeet Raj Singhee - , Hyderabad

Mr. Yogesh Kumar - Baralie (U.P.)

The details of INDIPEX 2011 can be found on following websites -

http://www.indipex2011.com/ &http://www.filatelista-tematico.net/india2011.html

See final list of exhibitors in INDIPEX 2011

PHILANIPPON 2011

World Stamp Exhibitions are held all over the world every year with aims to develop philately, openingworld-renowned stamp collections to the public and promote stamps of the member countries of the Fedration Internationale de Philatlie (FIP). In Japan, World Stamp Exhibition takes place once every tenyears and held in 1971, 1981 and 1991, and 2001, and will also be held in 2011.

The theme of PHILANIPPON 2011 is Stamps Link the World. It will be a rare opportunity for the first timein 10 years in Japan to promote philatelic culture in Japan, publicize Japanese stamps overseas andnurture cultural exchange and international friendship through stamp collection.

Date : July 28 August 2, 2011Venue : Pacifico Yokohama, Exhibition Hall.1-1-1.1 Minatomirai Nishi-ku,Yokohama 220-0012, JapanPatronage : Fdration Internationale de Philatlie (FIP)

Auspices : Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP)http://www.philanippon.jp/english/

STAMPS OF INDIA NATIONAL EXHIBITION

Stamps of India national exhibition was held from 10 12 December 2010 at NSIC Exhibition Ground, New

Delhi, jointly organized by Stamps of India & Bhartiya Daktickit Sangstha Kolkata. The venue of theexhibition, NSIC Exhibition Ground was the best suitable place for this exhibition. The frames used in theexhibition were of high standard and the exhibits were well displayed in the frames so that exhibits sheetscould not be affected or spoiled in any manner.. In this National Exhibition total 770 frames were exhibitedby 266 participants from all over the country including youth category. The exhibits were judged by a bigteam of Jury members of different specialized philatelic fields.

In award ceremony 12 gold,56 silver and 73 bronze medals were awarded. Mr. Shanti Sukhani presentedthe Jury report. Mr Dipok Dey, Mrs Savita Jhingan and Jury Mr Sahdeo Sahoo gave away the prizes to the
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winners. The award of best thematic collection went jointly to Sports in modern world of Mr Dineshchandra Sharma and Images of summer Olympic of Mr Jaggannath Mani of Bangalore. Mr Kishor

Mr Kishor Chandak of Solapur was honoured with Grand prize and juryfelicitation.

Chandak of Solapur was honoured with Grand prize and jury felicitation. He was awarded for his 8 frameexhibit on Cancellations of pre stamp era a totally research work.A National Grand Prize was given to Rajesh Jhunjhunwala. National Grand Youth Prize was awarded to Subhankar Tripathi.

There was shortage of frames so the exhibits were changed on 12th to exhibit maximum number of frames.The exhibition was visited by philatelists and collectors from every part of the country. This certainly gave abig chance to the collectors to meet and interact with each other. at a common platform. The stalls ofdealers were crowded with collectors, searching for their required items. The number of medals and frameswere limited so some exhibits were deprived of awards and display. But it was a great effort by team

members of SINE to hold such a big show with limited finances and without any support from India Post.Due to some unavoidable reasons any special cover could not be released during this big event. But a bigGet-Together of Philatelists from different parts of the country at this exhibition was wonderful.

A special cover in the limited quantity of 100 was mailed from Kolkata to New Delhi by speed post onDecember 11, 2010. These will be auctioned in February 2011 to raise funds, a picture of the special covercan be viewed athttp://www.stampsofindia.com/ChaloDelhi/sine.html

See complete Award List -

http://www.stampsofindia.com/ChaloDelhi/awardslist.htm

Glimpses of SINE - http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/2010/12/glimpses-of-sine.html

EXPONETVirtual International Philatelic Exhibition

http://www.exponet.info/

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Worlds First Airmail..

On Feb. 18th 2011, the Centenary of the world's first Airmail will be celebrated. Indias noted aero philatelistMr Pradip Jain has recently donated the 1911 World's First Airmail Flown carried cover to the SmithsonianPostal Museum which is supposed to be the world's best postal / philatelic museum showcasing thetreasurer of philately world and is regularly visited by thousands of visitors .

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Members Directory from Mobile Philately

Mobile Philately is now making a directory of its members along with Identity Cards. For MobilePhilately Directory & Identity Cards members are requested to send their details through email to DeepakModi : [email protected] Blog : www.mobilephilately.blogspot.com

2 Central Base Post Office Philatelic Exhibition-2010A one day Philatelic Exhibition was organised by 2 Central Base Post Office, 99 APO at 211 Field

Workshop Coy, Barrackpore Military Station on 20 December 2010. The exhibition was organised mainlyfor the Troops and their families. Several eminent philatelists of Kolkata were specially invited to exhibit theirvalued collections. THE EXHIBITION WAS A GRAND SUCCESS.

India Post to launch e Stamps

INTERVIEWProf V.S. Yalvigi is a very senior philatelist from Bangalore. At the age of 80 Plus he is stillpassionate about philately and continues this hobby with great interest. Prof Yalvigi is an exampleof a great stamp lover . At this age he takes lot of interest in preparing special covers for specific
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dates as collection of Palindrome date cancellation is his specialized field of philately. ProfYalvigi retired as a Professor of Botany from Bangalore University. He started his career in 1951from Raja ram College Kolhapur and after that joined Bangalore University in 1965 and retired in1989 as Professor. Besides stamps he collects Coins, Currency Notes & paper cutting. Prof Yalvigihas compiled a Pictorial Album Gandhiji in Mint & Print containing Gandhis Notes, Coins,Interesting photos and Ganhis brief life history, year wise starting from his birth year 1860 to 1948his death, some of his preaching. This is about 300 page album awaiting publication. It is a great

pleasure to publish an interview with Prof Yalvigi who is enjoying the hobby at the age of 80 pluswith lot of enthusiasm and passion . He is an example of most energetic and real stamp lover !!He proves that hobby makes a person always young !! - Editor

Interview with Prof.V.S.YalvigiQ1. You have a passion for palindrome dates . What made you to collect special postmarks

& covers related with palindrome dates??

1. Yes. This craze for Palindrome started in 1999. I came across a letter with the Cancellation 9-9-99. Thisletter inspired to think about such dates etc. It struck me that this can happen only once in a Millennium. SoI started collecting these Palindrome Date cancellations, viz: 01-01-01,02-02-02, & so on. I thought if I can

complete this up to 12-12-12- (for Twelve years) it will be a great achievement. This is how it started. And Ihope with the Best wishes of you and other Philatelists I will reach the goal.

Q2 Do you collect covers & postmarks with other specific dates too ? What pleasure doyou get in collecting covers & postmarks with special dates ?

2. Yes I do. It is a great pleasure to collect Cancellations of Special dates, because that happens only oncein our LIFE TIME. Viz: 9-9-99,31-12-00, 1-1-01,20-2-02, & 22-2-02 etc.

Q3. What are your other philatelic interests?? How and when were you introduced to thishobby ?

3. Since last 40 ( Forty) years, I am in this hobby of collection of Stamps, Covers, & cancellations & otherPostal articles of special interest- Specially Mahatma Gandhji.This inspiration is due to my education in myyounger days 1-10th Standard in National High School- Karnataka High School, Dharwad. Here theteachers were also of Nationalistic mind and involved in Satyagraha Movement etc- 1940 -1947.

Q4. What is your most favorite branch of philately?? Why do you like it most?

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Q5. Are you satisfied with the services of Philatelic Bureaus in India ? How the servicescould be improved??

5. Lot of room for improvement- Conducting Exhibition as often as possible This will encourage the youngergenerations- Student community. & others to collect stamps etc & create more numbers of Philatelists in thecountry.

Q6.You might have spent a long time with this hobby. What difference do you find in today'sand yesteryear's hobby....?? What is the role of Internet in promoting this hobby?

6. Earlier I was dependent on the stamps from the delivered Postal articles. These collection were used tobe smudgy and dirty .Now it is so easy to get them in Mint condition from the Philatelic bureaus, and Postoffices. The greatest boon of the present world is THE INTERNET . not only provides the latestinformation but also provides the Picture Images of the article. What a pleasure to see these things!

Q7.What is your opinion about the philatelic items issued by India Post in terms of quality &design?

7. Lot of improvement is seen. Stamps, Mini sheets are very attractive, sizes are also bigger than the earlier

Issues.

Q8.What is your opinion about the selection of topics to issue postage stamps in India???

8. I have the following suggestions:

a. Themes should be Universal

b. Indian themes should be equally divided for all the States of India & their specialties.

c. Stamps on Personalities should be issued after their Death only.

d. In year if 12 stamps are to be issued it should be divided equally- personalities, Nature, Places ofHistorical Importance and others.

9. What would you like to see more on Indian stamps ? In your opinion what topics are lefton Indian stamps by India Post and need to be considered for future issues?

9. Stamps of Future: Indian Philately needs stamps of diversified nature The themes should includehistorical places like Palaces of Ex Maharajas, Nizam & Nawabs, Nature- Plants of Useful & harmful types,village surroundings and articles of Agricultural use. Themes coveringPolitical & sports etc.

10. Describe philately in your own words....What do you feel personally about this hobby? How do you keep yourself active with this hobby??

10. Philately is known as King of hobbies It is. This hobby does not involve any hazards etc, especially foryounger generation. So Children can take up this stamp collection and develop into a great hobby. In a fewyears time each will have a very valuable collection. This collection teaches the history, geography, scienceand what not? It will be a great fund of knowledge & pleasure!

My own collections which are almost forty years have become treasure of knowledge and money, as someof them are not only rare but not available in the world.


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I retired as Professor of Botany from the Bangalore University in 1989 almost twenty years back. Since myretirement this Philately has kept me busy and active. But for this hobby my life would have becomemiserable. It is not just collection but my taking part in Seminars & Exhibitions of District, Regional, State,National & International levels. I feel happy whenever my theme Gandhiji in Print & mint is displayed inthese exhibitions. I have taken part in more than 100 exhibitions so far. This hobby has kept me active &busy even today at age of 80 plus. I have tried to create my own themes like INDIA POST 150 years,AMAR JAWANS, Mahatma Gandhiji & Post offices etc etc, I have designed Special covers- PALINDROMEDATES, like 1-1-1, 2-2-2, 3-3-3.---it will be completed with 12-12-12 in the year 2012 These covers have theabove date cancellations by the Post offices for authenticity Note such dates come once in a Millenniumonly. This collection of Postal cancellation is my unique theme!

Prof Yalvigi may be contacted at e-mail :[email protected].

Beginners Section

Estimating the value of old Postage stamps

The value of old postage stamps is a question that never seems to die. If youve been involved in stampcollecting, youve probably encountered this question numerous times. The scenario is almost always thesame: someone inherits a collection or finds one from a relative of some sort and wants to know if they areworth anything. Almost without fail, theres a major look of disappointment to the inevitable response of Itdepends, but probably not a lot.

There seems to be an assumption amongst the uninitiated that old is somehow equivalent to rare andvaluable, and that is simply not the case. Just because a particular stamp is old does not mean that it is rareor valuable. In fact, most of the time the exact opposite is true: the stamp is quite common and not valuableat all. The real problem is that this is not ALWAYS the case. There ARE rare and valuable stamps out there,

and some of them might just reside in collections that have been forgotten and passed on to someone whodoes not know what the collection might be worth.

As with almost everything else in this world, the value of any particular postage stamp depends on supplyand demand. If a stamp is rare AND there is demand for it, then the stamp will be valuable. It should benoted that this is the case whether a stamp is old or not. Age has no relevancy when it comes todetermining the value of postage stamps.The only reason that there are more valuable stamps that are oldthan are new is that the scarcity of those stamps increases with time due to loss from a number of factors,including normal usage as postage, loss from damage thru poor caretaking or accident, theft, and just plainbeing misplaced and lost.
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Most postage stamps were issued in quantities that are sufficient to satisfy the demand for them inperpetuity. This even includes stamps that were issued early in the history of postage stamps. The truly rarestamps were mostly the result of varieties that were issued without notice to collectors or in small quantitiesdue to low anticipated demand. The latter is why the top values of most sets are worth far more than thecommon values that were used on daily mail.

Now, back to the original question it takes knowledge and experience to determine the value of oldpostage stamps (or newer ones for that matter). This remains true even if you provided the person thatwants to know with a catalog. Many stamps that are worth fabulous sums of money look almost exactly likestamps that catalog at minimum value. Even highly experienced collectors often have to rely on experts totell them whether a particular stamp is really the stamp they think it might be.

If you happen to be one of those people that has inherited a collection or accumulation of old stamps anddont have a clue what its worth, do yourself a favor: start with the assumption that its probably not worthanything. This way, you wont be disappointed when you find out that the stamp collection your grandfathergave you isnt going to pay for that new house. If the opposite turns out to be true, then so much the better!Chances are, however, that if the collection was really worth that much, you wouldve known about it longbefore your relative passed on to the next life.

Please also realize that no stamp collector or stamp dealer, no matter who they are, will be able to tell youhow much that stamp collection is worth without first seeing the collection and spending some time on it.You should be prepared to compensate that collector or dealer for their time and knowledge in helping you,even if they dont ask for it. Chances are that collector or dealer spent a lot of time and money to gain theexperience and knowledge that will allow him to give you an informed opinion of the worth of your newstamp collection, and he should be regarded the same as any other professional who provides opinions.

Finally, if it should turn out that your new stamp collection doesnt have much value monetarily; please dontconsider it a bad thing. Perhaps that collection might just give you the most valuable thing of all: a relaxingand very rewarding new hobby. After all, it is likely your predecessor got many hours of enjoyment andrelaxation from building the collection. You might get just as much enjoyment from adding to and caring forthat same collection.

- Philatelic Titbits

Members of Philatelic Advisory Committee of India Post

Mr. Ronalds Nelson, G3. No1 Second Avenue,7th Main Road,Sandeswaram Nagar,Velechery,Chennai600 042. Cell : 09841017154 Email: [email protected]

Mr. J.M. Dhor (Jaipur) 999 Dhor Building, Gopal Ji Ka Rasta, Jaipur - 302003. Ph. 141 -2578900 e - mail:[email protected]

Mr Dilip Shah, 799 - GOL BAZAR, JABALPUR - 482002, M.P. Off : 0761-424456 Fax :0761-312047 e-mail : [email protected]

Mr. Manik Jain, M/s Philatelia, One Moti Sil Street, Kolkata 700 013. Telephone: (033) 2228 8549, 22287777, Fax: (033) 2228 8888

Mr. Vispi S. Dastur, D.J. Jasavala & Co., Charted Accountants, E/1 Rustom Baug, Gr. Flr., Byculla,Mumbai- 400 027. Tel:- 23721062 e-mail:[email protected]
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Specialized Section

THE STORY OF PIGEON POST

By Naresh Agarwal

PIGEON POST IN SOUTH AFRICA

It will be surprising but true that even today pigeon post service is being used in South Africa by tradingfirms. Carrier pigeons are being used to transfer data between offices because bosses believe it is quickerthan broadband.

A company in Durban, South Africa is using the bird to transfer data on a memory card to a call centre 50miles away - which is much faster than using broadband. Their computer experts said it took six hours totransfer four gigabytes of encrypted data from Durban to a call centre 50 miles away near Pietermaritzburg.

The 11-month-old pigeon carried a memory stick with data more quickly than Internet

Staff at Unlimited Group, a financial services company, today attached a memory card to the leg of a pigeoncalled Winston who took just over an hour for the trip.

FIRST ORGANIZED PIGEON POST SERVICE OF THE WORLD( Pigeon-gram Air Mail service )

The first organized pigeon airmail service was started in 1896 between New Zealand and the Great BarrierIsland. The sinking of the SS Wairarapa off the Great Barrier Island, with the loss of 134 lives; was acatalyst for the service. News of the disaster did not reach New Zealand for 3-days and as a direct result apigeon-gram service was set up between the two islands.


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PIGEON-GRAM STAMP

The first message was carried in January 1896 and took less than 1.75 hours to reach Auckland. Up to 5messages were carried by each pigeon with the record time for the journey being held by a pigeon calledVelocity taking only 50 minutes and averaging 125 kmph

NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE OBSERVER ON 15

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May 1897

MAP OF PIGEON AIRMAIL ROUTE


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Airgraph : An advance stage of microfilming of messages and images projected using magic lantern on toa screen and transcribed by hand on the receiving end read. During Airgraph service, the microfilms werereprinted to almost size at receivers end and delivered. This Airgraph 1943 shows a privately printed

Xmas message with news article about this French Airgraph precursor.

FRENCH POST OFFICE NOTICE DATED 16th

Nov. 1870 INFORMING THE OPENING OFSPECIAL DESPATCH BY CARRIER PIGEONS FROM TOURS


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Office of the Original Great Barrier Pigeongram Service,Marotiri

Special pigeon-gram stamps were issued costing 10 pence each with the fee being paid in cash before thepigeon was released.

Commemorating the 100thanniversary of the wreck of the S.S Wairarapa 29thOct. 1894 In March1897 an innovative solution was instigated the pigeon post, a world first.

WORLD WAR AND PIGEON POST ( WAR PIGEONS )

THE PIGEON AS WAR HERO

In modern times the carrier pigeon has been used to great effect during wartime. In both the first andsecond World Wars the pigeon saved hundreds of thousands of human lives by carrying messages acrossenemy lines. Pigeons were carried on ships in convoys and in the event of a U-boat attack a messengerpigeon was released with details of the location of the sinking ship. In many cases this lead to the survivorsbeing rescued and lives saved. Mobile pigeon lofts were set up behind the trenches in the First World Warfrom which pigeons often had to fly through enemy fire and poison gas to get their messages home. The


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birds played a vital role in intelligence gathering and were used extensively behind enemy lines where thesurvival rate was only 10%. In the II World War pigeons were used less due to advances intelecommunication telecommunications, but the birds relayed invaluable information back to the allies aboutthe German V1 and V2 Rocket sites on the other side of the Channel.

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CARRIER PIGEONS - WWI

In the 20th century, pigeons were used extensively in both great wars to carry messages, and as aresult of their bravery and heroism, tens of thousands of human lives were saved. The last messagingservice using pigeons was disbanded in 2004 by the police force in the state of Orrisa, in India.

PIGEONS IN WORLD WAR I

As man-made communication systems were still crude and unreliable, pigeons played a vital part inWWI as they proved to be quite quick, safe and reliable way of sending messages in the heat anddisorientation of battle . Over 100,000 pigeons were used in the war with an astonishing success rate

of 95% getting through to their destination with their message.

French soldier with pigeons carried on his back

Pigeons would have been found just about anywhere on the Western Front. At the Ist Battle of Marne in1914, French troops stopped the German advance on Paris as their pigeons advanced with them carriedin 72 pigeon lofts which advanced along with them - but many of the pigeons were 'on duty' carryingmessages and could never have known where their loft had moved to. Incredibly, all the pigeons at theMarne returned to their lofts - despite the fact that they would have flown 'blind' not knowing where theirlofts were.


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A B-type bus from London converted into a Pigeon loft for use in NorthernFrance and Belgium during the Great war

AN APOCRYPHAL TALE ABOUT PIGEON IS AS FOLLOWS :

In October 1918, as the war neared its end, 194 American soldiers found themselves trapped byGerman soldiers. They were cut off from other Allied soldiers and had no working radios. The onlychance they had of alerting anybody about their desperate situation was to send a pigeon with their co-

ordinates attacked to its leg. The pigeon's name was Cher Ami. When released it flew 25 miles frombehind German lines to the Americans headquarters. Cher Ami covered the 25 miles in just 25 minutes.The pigeon was, in fact, shot through the chest by the Germans and at leg too, to which the messagewas tied, but continued to fly home. With the "Lost Battalion's" co-ordinates, the Americans launched arescue and the 194 men were saved. Cher Ami was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm for itsastonishing flight. He delivered as many as 12 messages during the wartime.

As with other pigeons, it would not have known where the American's nearest headquarters was - itsnatural homing instincts took over.

CHER- AMI A brave war pigeon of WW1 who saved 194 soldiers by delivering message to their headquarter at 25 Miles away flying in 25 minutes in the gunfire and over the battlefield. He was shot at his

chest and lost his one leg too. He was awarded THE CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM


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WW1 PIGEON MESSAGE FROM US NATIONAL ARCHIVES

During WWI, the American army kept several thousand homing pigeons. The fledgling British Air Forcekept more than 20,000 for an unusual missionintelligence gathering. Each pigeon, with a messageholder attached, was placed inside a basket that was attached to both a parachute and a rigged balloon.When the wind was right, the balloons would be released. The rigging freed the basket over enemyterritory, and the parachute gave the pigeon inside the basket a gentle landing. A message asked anyonewho found the basket to supply intelligence information, put it in the message holder, and, for a promisedfuture reward, free the pigeon to fly home. The Germans caught some of the birds and responded byshooting anyone they caught who sent a pigeon aloft with information.

Innocent and Efficient Participants in the War pigeons at war, from the War of Nations pictorialsupplement, New York Times, December 31st, 1919. The captions read: "London motor bus pressed into
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service on the Western front as a traveling loft for carrier pigeons." (top left); "Carrier pigeons beingreleased at a remote point of the line in order to carry a message to French Headquarters." (top right); and"British motor cyclists taking carrier pigeons to first line trenches, for sending back with messages whenother means of communication are too slow or dangerous or lacking." (bottom)

To becontinued

Naresh Agarwal may be contacted at e mail :[email protected]

Something of interest, also for non-philatelists.

By Dr Avinsah B. Jagtap

Indian Rupee Coin - not only a tender, but also a standard weight

The postal charges in British India depended upon the weight and also on the distance the letter had totraverse from the place of its origin to its destination. In the beginning the whole letter was composed oflong sheets, which were folded in such a way so as to serve also as a wrapper on the back of which theweight of the entire letter was entered, possibly in the immediate vicinity of the hand-struck stamp, either*PAID (in Red) or BEARING (in black). The entry in manuscript was made in Tolas or Ounces. OneTola was equivalent to 0.4114 Ounces (Avoirdupois Units), which in turn were equivalent to 11.66 Grams.Prior to 1818 there were several Rupee coins in circulation in different parts of India. Their weights also

varied between 10.2 and 11.6 Grams also their silver contents differed. For example, in Bengal Provincethere was Sicca Rupee with a weight of 11.08 Grams, whereas in Madras it weighed 11.1 Grams. In theyear 1835 The East India Company declared the Madras Rupee coin with the standard weight of 11.66grams and the net silver contents of 91.7% as the Official Rupee Coin of the East India Company.The minimum weight of the letter was fixed at 1/4th Tola or 2.92 Grams by the British Indian Postal Authorityduring the years 1837 - 1866. During this period special thin sheets with weight 1/4 Tola per sheetembossed on them were made available in the market.It was a genial idea, to proclaim Rupee coin not only as a standard coin for trade but also as a standardTola weight, especially for weighing letters, because the Rupee coin was readily available. Yet, despite theadaptation of metric system by India in the year 1957, the precious metals like gold and silver; and theirornaments are still being weighed in Tolas!

The Official Rupee of East India Company, minted in 1824, with portrait of King Wilhelm IV
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1829. Pre-Philately Letter from Nuddea to London with the hand-struck stampNUDDEA/POST.OFFICE/PT.PD. 6a/SA.WT.2(Tolas)/8 Sept,1829, where SA.WT. mean SiccaRupee Weight

1834. Pre-Philately Letter from Porto Novo via Madras to London, with manuscript entries: 2 Tola/Ship Postage 12 as/ Inland Postage as 15 and date 4. Novr. 1834


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1846. Pre-Philately Letter from Coimbatore toLondon with the dispatch stamp COIMBATORE/(ms)7 August 46/ Paid (ms) Rs 1 A(s) 5and the weight of the letter 3 & 5/16Tolah

Dr Avinash B. Jagtap may be contacted at email :[email protected]

New Issues from other countries

Argentina

13 Nov Christmas - $1.50

Canada

Baby Wildlife Definitives

Canada Post recently issued 4 definitives featuring cute Baby Wildlife.From nose - rubbing Arctic hares anda steel-faced baby red fox, to fuzzy baby geese and a cheeky Polar bear cub who is definitely ready for hisclose-up, these stamps provide a rare glimpse into nature's nursery.
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7 Jan 2011 Lunar New Year Year of Rabbit

Croatia

6 Dec 2010 New Year ( Magic Tree)

This postage stamp is the result of Croatian Post's annual "Create a stamp and win a prize" competition.Aimed at schoolchildren, This year, the theme of the competition was "a tree in winter" and the best workwas used as the motif of this year's New Year stamp. The selection committee received a total of 1,614


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works from 213 schools in Croatia, and selected a painting by Marta Bilandzija, a seventh grade pupil fromSlavonski Brod, as the best. The stamp has a face value of HRK 1.60 and was printed in 100,000 copies.

Greenland

7 January 2011 Europa 2011 Forests 2 val

Luxembourg

7 Dec Christmas

Malaysia

13 Dec Traditional Past Time Games - 6 Stamps in se-tenant pair + MS

Pos Malaysia has issued a stamp collection featuring the Upin and Ipin cartoon series using the glittersticker technique, the first in Asia with perforations. The producer of the animation series, Les CopaqueProduction, has designed the main characters playing traditional games such as wau (kite) using a specialprinting technique. The series, released in conjunction with the 2010 Stamp Week, is the last Malaysia
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stamp issue of the year. Upin and Ipin is a Malaysian television series of animated shorts which features thelife and adventures of the eponymous twin brothers in a fictional Malaysian kampong.

Mexico

15 Dec India Mexico Joint issue MS

Monaco

29 Jan 2011 4th International Cat Show - .87

Monaco Post will issue a stamp dedicated to the 4th International Cat Show organised by the MonacoFeline Association. It will take place on January 29 and 30, 2011 at the Rainier III Auditorium. Over 400outstanding cats and a wide variety of different breeds will be on show. The cat on the stamp is an EgyptianMau.

Poland

30 December : I Love You


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Sri Lanka

15 October 2010 Louis Braille Birth Bicentenary Rs 5

Taiwan

1 Jan 2010 - 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China S/S

Fireworks displays, kaleidoscopes of color and light, look dazzling and spectacular against the inky nightsky. These artful renderings of high-tech sound and light effects really wow people and bring them great joy.To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, Chunghwa Post (Taiwan Post)is releasing a souvenir sheet on January 1, 2011.

The sheet includes four stamps, each depicting a firework sight fused into a river nightscape. From left toright: the Double Tenth Day fireworks display in Taipei (NT$5), Taipei 101's New Year fireworks display(NT$5), the Lantern Festival fireworks display on Kaohsiung's Love River (NT$25), and the Dragon BoatFestival fireworks display in Taoyuan County's Longtan (NT$25). The background of the souvenir sheetfeatures a fireworks display by the Taipei Ferris Wheel, which conveys a sense of universal celebration.

The souvenir sheet is printed in intaglio combined with offset. For the first time ever, the sheet is hotstamped with optical variable film to highlight the fireworks displays and the play of light and shadow on theFerris wheel.

UAE

4 November : Sea Birds of UAE MS


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Readers RightEditors note- The aim of this stamp newsletter is to provide instant information and facts on philately to thereaders and not to hurt anyones feelings. Readers may express their views, anguish and resentmentthrough this column on philately. The platform is not used for any vested interest to cause derogatory tophilately. When writing your views be sure that it should be related to philately only. It should not be used toexpress personal feelings between persons or groups in any manner.

The Antiquities & Art Treasures Act 1972The Culture Ministry has recently prepared draft guidelines regarding the Auction and sale of relics ofnational importance. The ministry is now seeking suggestions and objections from the public in this regard.

This is being done in the wake of the auctioning of Gandhi memorabilia in the USA recently. The Draft isconsidering inclusion and exclusion of items of national interest.

This opportunity should be a wake up call for the philatelic community. Indian philately too has suffered dueto the auctioning of valuable philatelic material abroad. Rare and irreplaceable Indian items have appearedon the Auction lists of foreign Auctioneers and then just disappeared. Many of the Roll of Honour Philatelistsof India have happily enchased their collections abroad after they had garnered enough Medals both inIndia and abroad. Unfortunately this has been done by the doyens of the Indian philatelists. On the flip side,we have had innocent philatelists and dealers who have been hauled up to jail and had their materialsconfiscated under the Act.

The mandarins in the Ministry are unaware that just being more then a hundred years old just not makes astamp or philatelic material valuable. Their ignorance comes to fore when Temporary Permits have to beapplied for sending even mundane and common stamps to International exhibitions. In fact many of theIndian philatelists do not participate in Internationals due to the cumbersome process it takes to getpermission, and the threat of getting the exhibit confiscated always hangs like a Damocles sword on theirheads.

Philatelists and philatelic bodies should write to the Minister of Culture and create a pressure group so thatthis act is amended logically. We cannot expect the holy cows of the PCI to do this, they are like Ostriches,happily buried up to their necks in the quagmire that they have made of Indian philately, hence everyphilatelist should take it upon himself to write.


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- Anil Dhir , Bhubaneshwar e-mail :[email protected]

Philatelic ExhibitionsFor a stamp collector or a philatelist, philatelic exhibitions at any level (District, State, National orInternational) are important as they get an opportunity to meet fellow friends, philatelists, stamp dealers.Philatelic Exhibitions provide opportunity to the philatelists to enter their exhibits for competition.

Recently held national exhibition (SINE) in New Delhi was an exhibition which attracted People of philatelicFraternity form all parts of India. From the point of view of organization, the standard of exhibition wasappreciable to certain extent. Organising Philatelic exhibitions is a Herculean task particularly in India,where infrastructure and financing is the biggest constraint. Almost all exhibitions whether organized by theGovernment or Private organizations have received criticism of improper display (poor system of exhibitingor Lack of space or not displaying the exhibits partially or whole) of exhibits.

I like to participate in all kinds of philatelic exhibitions and I have enjoyed participating in most of the

possible exhibitions from District level to World level. But it is difficult for me to understand the real objectiveof organizing exhibitions. Even if all the exhibits are displayed in the frames, do you see the people seeingthe exhibits?

In any exhibition at any level more than 90% people are busy in the bourse section of the exhibition. Youwill hardly see people going through the exhibits carefully and jotting down the notes which may help themto improve their exhibits. It is very essential to see and examine various exhibits for the philatelists(particularly thematic philatelists) who want to achieve higher awards at philatelic exhibitions.

Being a thematic philatelist I have always been disappointed as only very few good quality thematic exhibitscan be seen in the Philatelic exhibitions held in India at any level and in any part of the country. Most of thephilatelists forget that the thematic exhibiting is narrating the chosen subject with the help of philatelic

material, not writing a book. Some of the thematic philatelists who got higher award at SINE found sayingthat they can show 8 frames easily to do better next time. I would only suggest to such philatelists to thinkseveral times before doing so as they will end up spending hell lot of money and time and ultimatedissatisfaction. If you are a thematic philatelist try to gain enough knowledge and philatelic material toenable you to prepare a high class exhibit at world level, as there are very few thematic exhibits from Indiawhich get a Vermeil or higher award at International exhibition. Getting a gold medal at World level must beyour aim while enjoying your subject.

The role and objective of any philatelic exhibition should be to promote philately in an appropriate manner.The philatelists must get an opportunity to be educated rather than just winning awards. The standard of

judging must be high and according to guidelines so that each exhibits get award as per the merit. Theexhibition organizers must ensure that young students attend the exhibition. If we dont attract youth

towards the philately, the organization of exhibition is simply useless.

The organistion of SINE 2010 was a good effort but it could have been better. It is expected a betterexhibition next time.

- Dinesh Chandra Sharma, Lucknow e-mail :[email protected]

SINEThe National Stamp Exhibition..
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It was a great experience for me to attend the Stamps of India National exhibition, which is in fact the firstNational exhibition I have attended. I was quite impresseda) with the way the New frames for the exhibits are manufactured with glittering stands, which in fact madethe exhibits look goodb) the way in which the philatelic items were examined and accounted for when we handed over ourexhibits.Even the shops of the dealers were made very attractive, It gave me an opportunity to meet

manygood friends and many senior philatelists.

However I was bit disappointed due to the following short comings, though as far as I am concernedconvinced myself that these things happen in an exhibition of this level.They advertized that nearly 1000 frames will be provided but many exhibits could not be displayed due toshortage of space. In fact the exhibits were changed on the third day so that some more can beexhibited.The frames are good but of a bigger size leaving space on top and bottom thereby I am sure the

judges could not read the introductory pages, and could not really study all the exhibits. By making theframes of the correct size to fit in 16 A-4 pages and reducing the level of the frames by just one foot, the

judges could have got a better opportunity to study the exhibits.

I have not written the above to criticize but with a view that if these points can be kept in mind exhibitions of

this nature will be a great success .I suggested to organizers when I received the exhibits that they mustgive a copy of the synopsis page (which they should ask the exhibitors to provide as an additional copy) sothat the judges can read the same before they study an exhibit. The impression I got is that they most ofthem being old could not read the synopsis page as they are at a height, nor could study the exhibits well -and so could not really appreciate an exhibit. I also told that if it is not feasible, give an opportunity to the

concerned exhibitor to explain his exhibit to the jury just for 5 minutes(though I fully appreciate that anexhibit should be self explanatory) but it will be self explanatory only provided someone takes pains to readthe synopsis page and study the exhibit.- well it may not be feasible due to shortage of time, but a copy ofthe synopsis page can definitely be given..I was happy to see that they awarded some silver and Gold medals - I am sure the exhibitors should haveattempted to at least get the medals electroplated so that they look like silver and Gold, though I did notunderstand the philosophy of all medals to look alike and they will mention the level of medal in the

certificate..

- Cdr Gandikarao Sriramarao , VishakhapatnamEditors Note

Philatelic Exhibitions organized by any private organization or Government must be appreciated especially,the exhibitions, organized at private level. As it makes a small philatelic community to meet each other at acommon platform and gives opportunity to display the exhibits which collectors prepare with lot of pains andtime. There are always shortcomings in exhibitions of every level. But it is a pity that often many goodexhibits go un-noticed by the judges and remain unrecognized especially in the Thematic Category. Thiscannot be denied by anyone. While discussing the exhibits at SINE, a philatelist remarked.. Only the

exhibitor knows what he/she has prepared or wants to convey through the exhibit no one couldunderstand unless explained by the exhibitor. I noticed the point and found it very trueand just felt thatthe exhibits can be best evaluated by its CD only, through which the exhibits could be seen and read withcrystal clear images and textTo examine an exhibit thoroughly by standing at frame for few minutes isnot possible at all. Proper evaluation of exhibitswill remain a topic of discussion in every exhibition..Asa big variation is seen in the awards as per quality of the exhibits in each and every level exhibition

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The Lighter SideDecember Issue of Rainbow.As usual and as ever, The Dec. issue of RainbowTouched the hearts with its nice,Strokes and beautiful throw

Beautiful colors spread around,It is pleasant to have a glanceThe fighters moving swiftly, Demonstrating the sky dance

Hats off to Mr. Chakraborti ,For his marvelous thoughtWho showed the aerobatics in sky,In beautiful colors he brought

Our new Israeli philatelic friend ,Has done it very correctlyHe brought the Ram and Ramayana,To the world through philately

Hats off to Dr Eli Moallem,For such a nice collectionWe Hindus are really indebted ,To him for his nice selection

Issuance of 75 ILCs in a single day,Will be the biggest collectable setEvery keen collector would certainly,Like to have this wonderful asset

The rose man of India has yet again,Come up with another showerDisplaying Gothic Cathedrals beauty,Without the fragrance of flower

Malaysian philatelist Ronny Wong,Spoke every word to the point

His thoughts cheered up every one,There is nothing to get disappoint

Dr Jagtap introduced us with,A less known chapter of historyAbout the great warrior Chittorians,Spoke on their bravery and the glory

Dr. Jagtap has spoken widely,Every single word is very rightYou really have worked hard,Given us this Rainbow delight

My heartiest best wishes to you,For bringing up such a nice issue.

-Naresh Agrawal e-mail : [email protected]

Promotional sectionVariety of Max Cards on Pigeon & Sparrow

Mr Vipan Kumar has prepared a set of 16 different Max Cards on Pigeon & Sparrow. He may be contactedfor purchase & exchange at e-mail :[email protected]

Permanent Pictorial cancellations from Gujarat
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Mr Vijay Modi of Himmatnagar, Gujarat has collected all permanent pictorial cancellations fromGujarat. He may be contacted for purchase and exchange at e-mail : [email protected]

Current Philatelic Magazines Newsletters-Stamp of India Collectors Companion - Indias first and most updated weekly e-newsletter edited byMadhukar and Savita Jhingan from Stamps of India, New Delhi. E-mail:[email protected]:www.stampsofindia.com

ITS Stamp News - Quarterly - Editor: Suraj Jaitly Publisher: Indian Thematic Society website -http://itsstampnews.blogspot.com/

Phila News, Editor Rajesh Pahariya and published by Philatelic Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur

VADOPHIL, Editor - Prashant Pandya and published by Baroda Philatelic Society, Vadodara. Website -http://www.vadophil.org/

e ZEP Newsletterhttp://www.ezep.de/zpj/zpj.html Editor : Dieter Leder

[email protected]

SIPA Bulletin Editor - Mr G. Madan Mohan Das and published by South India Philatelists Association,Chennai website :http://www.sipa.org.in/

FILA Capsule Editor : Ajit Dash and published by EIPA, Bhubaneshwar.

GPA News Editor- Ilias Patel and published by Gujarat Philatelists Association, Ahemadabad.

Kar Phila News published by Karnataka Philatelic Society & edited by by Akshay Borad

EMail :[email protected]

Editors Mail BoxDear Madam,

On behalf of GPA, please accept my greetings on completion of 3rd year of your very delightful &

colorful plus informative e-bulletin on philately.

With regards,

V.P. DHAKY, Secretory General, Gujarat Philatelists' Association, AHMEDABADNaresh Agarwal, Bilaspur (C.G.)

Well , I have gone through the Rainbow Stamp News . Its really nice. I have no words to express quality ofrainbow which is for me better then the best. Comments given by Mr. Jagtap on Rainbow are just very verytrue and speaks all about your dedication and hard work.
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I congratulate you for the success of Rainbow. The appreciation, the love and the comments given by thereaders all over is the biggest award for Rainbow. I thank you for the comments you gave for the commentsof Mr. Jagtap.

Dr. Hemant V. Kulkarni, Milwaukee USA

I wholeheartedly concur with the thoughts expressed by Dr Avinash Jagtap of Switzerland.Her total devotionto the hobby she cherishes with an aim to enrich the knowledge and joy for the entire Philatelic communitydeserves a special salute.

M.Rajendran. Trichirapalli

I am one of your regular reader of your Rainbow Stamp News magazine for the past 2 years.It is very good and very informative both about India as well as foreign countries. Your news letternow in new format is very informative.

K. Veeraghvan, Pattukotai

I am happy to learn that Rainbow Stamp news completes 3 years in the service to the philatelists in Indiaand worldwide. I see the intensity and hard work that you and your team have put in to create the newseach time and month. I wish you and your team a happy journey in the world of philately and service to us. Ialso wish that your good service should continue forever.

Maheh Reddiar, Bhatinda, Punjab

I am regularly watching your website, very good work from your side, for the promotion of Indian philately, Ihope you can do this a long year and happy to know it completed three years, I will give you all support andhappy to share experience with you.

Ilyas Patel, Ahmedabad

First of all heartiest congratulations on completion of three successful years of Rainbow Stamp News. I amaware that it is a very difficult task to sustain for three consecutive years with philately news letter and thattoo with superb design and enriched contents each month. You have progressed with productiveinformation on philately and that is commendable. Bravo. Keep it up.

Atul Agarwal, Aligarh

First accept my heartfelt greetings for completing three great years of Rainbow news letter. Really, you aredoing a wonderful job for promotion of Philately.

Many Thanks !!Thank you very much for your kind words and expressing your love and appreciation for theRainbow. I am highly indebted to all my well wishers who have given me strength to continue my

journey . It is your love and appreciation that has enabled me to present Rainbow with a variety ofaricles and news every month..Many Many thanks for all your mails !!.Editor


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